Sucrose esters as natural surfactants in drug delivery systems - A mini-review

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 433, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Szuts, Angéla ^a   Szabó Révész, Piroska ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Absorption enhancer; Dissolution modifier; Emulsifier; Natural surfactant; Stabilizer; Sucrose ester

Indexed keywords

CANRENONE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYCLOSPORIN A; DAUNORUBICIN; DICLOFENAC; ESTRADIOL; FUROSEMIDE; GEMFIBROZIL; GLYBUZOLE; HALOPREDONE ACETATE; HYDROCORTISONE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; MELOXICAM; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; NIFEDIPINE; NIFLUMIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; SUCROSE ESTER DERIVATIVE; THEOPHYLLINE; TIMOLOL MALEATE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VERAPAMIL; VINPOCETINE; VITAMIN;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; MEMBRANE MICROPARTICLE; MICROEMULSION; NANOEMULSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG INDUSTRY; ESTERS; HUMANS; SOLUBILITY; SUCROSE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84862873909     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.04.076     Document Type: Short Survey

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